NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William E. Bowles, DO

Surgery Physician · Hattiesburg, MS

William E. Bowles, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and NPI 1902805120, issued on Jul 19, 2005. Check the license on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902805120
Name
William E. Bowles
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
2474 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6051 US Hwy 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Phone
(601) 288-2690
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 2, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(601) 288-2695
Medicaid ID
64024748 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110906000361); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Oklahoma State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1986
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6051 US Hwy 49

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. William Donald, M.D.Surgery Physician1013005040
  2. Karen Walker, SPEECH PATHOLOGISTSpeech-Language Pathologist1730208505
  3. Brent Wheeler, M.D.Surgery Physician1750346946

Verify William E. Bowles in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical LicensureCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%48.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $130.78

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Solventum Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Bowles$130.78
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Fgh Trauma Surgery ClinicHattiesburg, MS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William E. Bowles among 257 surgery physician records in Mississippi

William E. Bowles, DO is one of 257 surgery physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 152 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Mississippi

There are 257 surgery physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ralph Abraham, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011013931674
  2. Orlando Andy, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011659395838
  3. Kate Aseme, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011629004643
  4. Kirk Banquer, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394011164464939
  5. John Brahan, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011871507566
  6. William Donald, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394011013005040
  7. Scott Guidry, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011316959018
  8. John Johnson, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394011902860372

Common questions

What is William E. Bowles, DO's NPI number?

William E. Bowles, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902805120, issued on Jul 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William E. Bowles, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6051 US Hwy 49, Hattiesburg, MS, 39401. Phone: (601) 288-2690. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William E. Bowles, DO's license?

Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is William E. Bowles, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.